Empress Restaurant

Update from last month’s post below: Finally made the time to stop by this place to check it out. First time since the late 1970s! It is definitely different inside than I remember; back then, the interior had dim lighting and was very heavy on Chinese decor which I thought was pretty cool. I remember the walls being red with gold decor. Anyway, I ordered two combo plates for take-out, one being orange chicken and the other was pepper steak. They came pretty quickly and were actually really good! Although the combos come with canned soft drinks, I was a bit disappointed that the cans were not cold and I think the fridge with the cans by the wall was not functioning properly. Since my wife and I really liked the food and decided to put the cans in the fridge to chill them for later, I will definitely be back! *************************************** Previous post: This place has been around forever (at least 45+ years that I know of), and their food was pretty good. Back then it was like a real restaurant with fancy tables but that it looks more like it’s now a take-out joint. I like the menu on the wall, shows a lot of variety!

I always get the orange chicken, general chicken, Mongolian beef, and dumplings. They give you lots of rice to small meat portions which is understandable since the food is very affordable. Not sure what type of rice they use but is a brown rice that's acceptable. Would love to have white Jasmin rice, but overall great rice.